Base Team, Photo Variations Fan the Flames of 2015-16 Gold Standard Basketball
One of the most interesting — but perhaps less-heralded — aspects of Panini America’s Gold Standard Basketball brand during its first five years in existence has been the inclusion of veteran base-set variations that have created feeding frenzies for the rarest versions among impacted player collectors. The phenomenon began with that inaugural 2010-11 Gold Standard Basketball release and featured Pete Maravich,…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Five Boxes of 2015-16 Gold Standard Basketball
The golden glow from last night's NBA All-Star 2016 remains radiant this morning, the result of another mesmerizing showcase by the game's greatest stars that provided ample heat in an otherwise frozen Toronto. Russell Westbrook scored 31 points en route to leading the Western Conference to a 196-173 victory, taking home his second straight MVP nod in the process. Paul…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2015-16 Gold Standard Basketball (93 Pics)
The golden glow of Panini America's fabled Gold Standard Basketball brand never dulls. It's forever present, forever shining, forever casting a gilded beam on the NBA's brightest rookies, biggest stars and greatest legends. That's been the winning recipe for Gold Standard Basketball since that landmark first release in 2010-11. And that winning recipe returns largely intact for 2015-16 Gold Standard…
National Treasures College, New Basketball Teased in Latest Panini America Gallery
Earlier this week we focused a new-arrivals post on the most recent autographed cards that have been returned to Panini America HQ for impending NFL releases such as 2015 Black Gold Football and 2015 Luxe Football. Today, we're turning our preview attention to a few more upcoming juggernauts, including National Treasures College, 2015-16 Gold Standard Basketball, 2015-16 Select Basketball and…
Panini America Offers a Detailed First Look at 2015-16 Gold Standard Basketball
It's fitting, really, that Panini America's Gold Standard brand has indeed become the gold standard for many collectors. With it's gilded greatness and golden aura, it's the product by which many collectors measure all other products. Certainly that's been the case during the first five years of Gold Standard's hoops existence. Judging by what Panini America product developers have in store…